Wondering how to use Hungry in a sentence? Below are 20 example sentences from real English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as empty.

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Hungry in a sentence

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Hungry meaning

  1. Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
  2. Causing hunger.
  3. Eager; having an avid desire or appetite for something.

Synonyms of Hungry

thirsty desirous athirst supperless peckish esurient starved sharp-set ravenous famished empty-bellied empty wishful

Example sentences (20)

An entire population is going hungry, but pregnant and lactating women and their children are suffering the most.

If you are hungry, there is an extensive menu featuring quick bites, burgers, main meals, salads and kids' meals.

But that's where we’ve got to stay hungry and keep looking at ways and looking at details where we can make it better.

I run a lot, which means that I’m hungry a lot, which means that carrots will basically never cut it as a snack.

But, as Eve noted, their players will be hungry for success—as they try to force their way into the national reckoning.

For this reason, in 1937, they were packed into rail cars and deported to the steppes of Kazakhstan, hungry and thirsty.

In his speech, he said that his people should accept the prospect of going hungry as the price of the country's success.

A Cambridge farmer claims his cows are going hungry after the herd were forced to relocate to a small field.

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A spokesman from Hungry Horse said on the : "Worried the kids will soon be eating you out of house and home?

Don’t be shy; pull off the worms and put them in an open space where hungry birds and lizards can find them.

He told those who had two shirts to give one to the poor and, if they had food, to share it with the hungry.

He was hungry to get the ball, put in some shuddering tackles, and smashed All Blacks team-mate Tyrel Lomax at scrum time.

Hungry Jacks Vegan Burger (I’ve stopped myself from eating them, and now crave them whenever I pass one).

As Tuckta prepared the salmon, a line of hungry spectators watched and repeatedly gave thanks to the Tuckta preparing the food.

After arriving home, he felt hungry and decided to jump in his Renault and drive to the nearest McDonald's, in Chestfield, for food.

For busy parents, Galarza said that means making dinner for hungry kids on a school night simpler.

In addition, the system can be analyzed to find particularly active and resource-hungry programs.

He also created his own production company with Juliet Denison in 2014 called Hungry Bear Media.

A second Hungry Horse pub - The Cranleigh in Iford - will also undergo a six-figure investment.

Both the adults and their larvae are voraciously hungry and can “put away” 60 aphids in a day.

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Common combinations with hungry

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • hungry for 28×
  • hungry and 18×
  • the hungry 15×
  • hungry to 12×
  • are hungry
  • and hungry
  • hungry hungry
  • was hungry
  • going hungry
  • go hungry

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hungry" in a sentence?
An example: "An entire population is going hungry, but pregnant and lactating women and their children are suffering the most." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "hungry" from real English texts.
What does "hungry" mean?
Hungry means: Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
What are synonyms of "hungry"?
Common synonyms of "hungry" include: thirsty, desirous, athirst, supperless, peckish, esurient, starved, sharp-set. Plus 5 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "hungry" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "hungry", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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